Mercury Nominations 2008

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Downloads might be killing off the album, but the Mercury dudes are carrying on regardless. This year's nominations are below, but do you poptimist folks actually listen to this sort of thing?

[Poll #1227631]

Ones for the comments box:
- of the albums above that you haven't heard yet, which would you like to investigate further?
- do you think this is a fair representation of British Music in 2008?
- is this better or worse than last year's bunch?

Comments

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

She's mostly poppy folk. Ghosts & Cross Your Fingers (which I think are the two singles) are probably the poppiest and most accessible. My Manic & I and Crawled Out of the Sea are a bit more quirky and interesting. She's infinitely preferable to most of the rest of the wave of young Brit female singer-songwriters who have had way more attention.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

I don't think I'd really call her quirky at all, if anything it's her total lack of bullshit which appeals - it really is so simple and direct.

[sbp.livejournal.com]

She was really good at Truck Festival at the weekend. Must investigate her CD.